White Sox expand Chris Sale-themed seats

The Chicago White Sox will mark the return of ace pitcher Chris Sale tomorrow night by roughly doubling the size of the "K Zone for Sale" seat section down the left field line.

The promotion, which has offered a special on tickets in Section 154 on days when Mr. Sale starts and gives fans in that section a Chris Sale shirt and a "K-card" placard to hold up when he strikes out a batter, also will include Section 155 for his future starts.

That increases the number of such seats to 930. Tickets for the two sections cost $20 when Mr. Sale starts ($15 on Sundays).

The 25-year-old Sox star has been on the disabled list with a left flexor strain since April 22 after beginning the season 3-0 with a 2.30 ERA in four starts.

The Sox take on the New York Yankees tomorrow night at U.S. Cellular Field, looking to cash in on what typically is one of the team's largest crowds of the year.

Paid attendance on the South Side is averaging a little over 18,000 a game this season, down nearly 14 percent from this point last year. It's the second-lowest average in Major League Baseball.